Backblaze, Inc. reports developments in cloud storage, data protection, and infrastructure services for businesses, developers, managed service providers, and consumers. The company’s platform includes B2 Cloud Storage, an infrastructure-as-a-service cloud object storage offering, and Computer Backup, a software-as-a-service backup product.
Backblaze news commonly covers quarterly financial results, B2 growth trends, AI and data-intensive workloads, neocloud demand, media workflow partnerships, performance and network benchmark reports, channel recognition, leadership changes, and investor conference participation. Company updates also highlight use cases such as AI training data, generative media, application storage, cyber resilience, and critical data protection.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) announced that Laquie T.N. Campbell, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Media & Entertainment, will moderate a SMPTE panel at NAB Show 2026 titled “From Build to Broadcast to Fan Experience in Live Sports Systems.” The session is scheduled for April 18, 3:00–3:55 p.m., room N259, and will examine end-to-end sports workflows, AI-enabled production planning, signal integrity, synchronization, metadata, and infrastructure scalability for immersive fan experiences.
The panel features industry speakers Zandra Clarke, Frank LaSpina, and ErinRose Widner and is part of the SMPTE Visual Innovation and Brilliant Engineering Conference at NAB Show 2026.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) partnered with StorageReview to host a record 314 trillion digits of pi via Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage, making the roughly 130 TB dataset publicly accessible in 200 GB chunks. The full calculation totals ~2.1 PB with checkpoints; the 314 trillion-digit subset is available for download and research.
The dataset was computed in December 2025 and is available to request today at Backblaze's pi access page.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) on March 10, 2026 granted a material equity inducement to Dan Spraggins, Senior Vice President of Engineering, consisting of 234,220 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the 2024 New Employee Equity Incentive Plan.
The RSUs vest 25% after one year, then in equal quarterly installments over the next three years, subject to continued employment; Mr. Spraggins joined in January 2026 and was designated an officer subject to Section 16.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) announced two new enterprise tools for Backblaze Computer Backup: the Advanced Installer and the Backblaze Command Line Interface (bzcli). These enable centralized preconfiguration, policy enforcement, and automated post-deployment management across macOS and Windows.
The Advanced Installer lets IT lock schedules, enforce exclusions and security preferences, and suppress notifications; bzcli enables scripted configuration, reporting, and integration with Jamf, Kandji, Addigy, and other MDM/RMM platforms.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will present at the Citizens Technology Conference in San Francisco on Monday, March 2, 2026. Marc Suidan, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to speak at 12:00 p.m. PT (3:00 p.m. ET).
The presentation will be webcast; live and archived links will be available in the company’s Events & Presentations section at the investor relations website.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) on February 24, 2026 appointed Rhett Dillingham as Senior Vice President of Product to lead its product organization as the company scales its cloud storage platform for AI and data-intensive workloads.
Dillingham brings more than two decades of product leadership across AI, cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity and will focus on customer-centric product innovation to support growing AI use cases.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $37.8M, up 12% YoY, and full-year 2025 revenue of $145.8M, up 14% YoY. B2 Cloud Storage revenue grew 24% in Q4 to $21.3M and 26% for the year to $79.9M.
Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $10.4M (28% margin), adjusted free cash flow was $4.1M, and cash plus marketable securities totaled $51.4M. Company launched B2 Neo and signed an eight-figure neocloud TCV deal, citing continued upmarket momentum.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) launched B2 Neo, a white‑label, high-performance object storage offering for neocloud platforms, supporting throughput up to 1 Tbps and leveraging > 5 exabytes of storage under management.
B2 Neo aims to let neoclouds add branded, integrated storage in weeks, and already includes the company’s largest total contract value commitment to date; availability is immediate for qualified platforms.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) launched Flamethrower, a startup program delivering predictable cloud object storage, hands-on support, and meaningful credits for early-stage teams focused on AI/ML, media, gaming, and SaaS.
The program emphasizes long-term pricing predictability, real production infrastructure, no mandatory demos or surprise sales motions, and human-reviewed applications. Flamethrower is available now and accepts applications online.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) published its 2025 Year-End Drive Stats showing an improving, higher-density fleet. The company reported a 2025 annualized failure rate (AFR) of 1.36% down from 1.55% in 2024, with Q4 2025 AFR at 1.13% and lifetime AFR steady at 1.30%.
Fleet composition shifted toward larger disks: 14–16TB drives are 52% of active drives, 20TB+ nearly 23%, and Backblaze deployed its first 26TB drives (WDC WUH722626ALE6L4).